Loran Lee Laughlin

Military

Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 607 Sqn, transferred to 121S, 'The Squadron was flying in formation at 2500 ft when his Hurricane P3097 started trailing white smoke, assumed to be glycol, as pilot was not on oxygen he probably was overcome by the fumes and dove out of formation and into the ground 2m NW of Scampton'. KOAS. 21-6-41.

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Units served with

No 121 'Eagle' Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

P3097

Aircraft Type: Hurricane
Unit: No 121 'Eagle' Squadron

Places

Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod to reach out for an American flag flying from a flag pole. A group of American airmen look on. They wear the insignia of the RAF Eagle Squadrons, the forerunners of the squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group. Passed for publication on 27 November 1941. Printed caption on reverse: 'Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder from Buena Park, California, stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod from

Biggin Hill

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Other Transferred	Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK	17 April 1941 - 21 June 1941	Transferred to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF.
Died	Brattleby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN1, UK	21 June 1941	'The Squadron was flying in formation at 2500 ft when his Hurricane P3097 started trailing white smoke, assumed to be glycol, as pilot was not on oxygen he probably was overcome by the fumes and dove out of formation and into the ground 2m NW of Scampton'. KOAS.
Born	Morgan Mill, TX 76401, USA		Born 1912, Son of V V and Mary Orlena Laughlin, of Morgan Mill, Texas, USA.
Buried	Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK		Kirton in Lindsey Cemetery, Lincolnshire, UK.
Other Assigned	Drem, North Berwick, East Lothian EH39, UK	17 April 1941	Assigned to 607 Sqn.
Other Joined RAFVR	Canada		Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Other Service pilot training	Tulsa, OK, USA		Service pilot training in US.
Other Shipped overseas	Merseyside, UK		Shipped overseas to ETO.
Other Operational training	Great Britain, United Kingdom		Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfires.

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Date25 Feb 2016 19:34:37

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EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3576
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2358537/LAUGHLIN,%20LORAN%20…
http://forum.keypublishing.com/archive/index.php/t-34142.html

Date26 Oct 2015 09:18:05

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Date25 Oct 2015 18:44:12

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